Aug 19 2009, 04:21 AM, updated 17y ago
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Tyrian purple, probably the rarest dyestuff to exist in the world currently. Known also as Royal/Imperial Purple or Dye, it comes from the marine gastropod Murex brandaris. To create 1 gm of it takes 3500 of these creatures. Imagine that.
The object of today's post is rather in tie with that. Imagine for a moment that you are looking at "?". Now what is that? Logic reasons that it is but a mere question mark. And correct it is!
But now, let me impose another question upon you. What is this -> "¿". To everyone, isn't it just an inversed question mark? Truly enough, it is. But why not let creativity wander? To the uncreative it remains as only that, but had you just thought a little, could it be a hook? Perhaps half a lightbulb. What ties this to the post's title is probably the fact that such brilliant thinkers are rare enough, without the added fact that outlets for expressing such creativity are limited. With the lack of effort put in by the country's administration, much less with the political circus that is going on right now I'd guess we're at a dead end here.
Remember the question mark again. Is it ever going to be just a question mark? Why not call it a challenge to the views and ideals of another? Perhaps we could see it as a need to find out answers and to explore the mysteries that exist around us.
So rare it is nowadays to find such people, that we are but a minority in the eyes of society. And what? No longer do we have the inquisitive generation of pioneers who took a shot at everything, poked their noses into everything and tried hands on before asking "How to?". Born now are people who ask first before trying, preferring to be spoonfed rather than to experience the adventure. People who want to know the climax before actually having any storyline/plot development happen. Sad isn't it?
I'll let you reflect upon it, and as to whether you fall under the category of the minority or the majority is really up to you.
The object of today's post is rather in tie with that. Imagine for a moment that you are looking at "?". Now what is that? Logic reasons that it is but a mere question mark. And correct it is!
But now, let me impose another question upon you. What is this -> "¿". To everyone, isn't it just an inversed question mark? Truly enough, it is. But why not let creativity wander? To the uncreative it remains as only that, but had you just thought a little, could it be a hook? Perhaps half a lightbulb. What ties this to the post's title is probably the fact that such brilliant thinkers are rare enough, without the added fact that outlets for expressing such creativity are limited. With the lack of effort put in by the country's administration, much less with the political circus that is going on right now I'd guess we're at a dead end here.
Remember the question mark again. Is it ever going to be just a question mark? Why not call it a challenge to the views and ideals of another? Perhaps we could see it as a need to find out answers and to explore the mysteries that exist around us.
So rare it is nowadays to find such people, that we are but a minority in the eyes of society. And what? No longer do we have the inquisitive generation of pioneers who took a shot at everything, poked their noses into everything and tried hands on before asking "How to?". Born now are people who ask first before trying, preferring to be spoonfed rather than to experience the adventure. People who want to know the climax before actually having any storyline/plot development happen. Sad isn't it?
I'll let you reflect upon it, and as to whether you fall under the category of the minority or the majority is really up to you.
I crafted this post on my blog a few months back, and having discussed this with my mother plenty a time ; I still really cannot grasp as to why this occurs. So my question to those present is simple.
To what extent have we lost our creativity as humans. And of what cause can this be put on? Advancement in technology seems to be a rather plausible cause here. As it seems, children these days are becoming more lazy and straightforward in context with studying and the like. Being only 19 myself, I still am able to see how skewered society has become, with everything being just a touch away.
So, hopefully this hasn't been discussed prior to my posting, and I hope some good knowledge can be garnered from this.
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Its pretty evident with all the modders out there right now. Another way of putting it would be "the desire to be better than the crowd" that prompts people to start tinkering around in hopes of finding something others have not.
Perhaps I should clarify this when I target those of a younger generation. Its pretty clear that those already working and beyond grew up in a different setting altogether, hence the different field of thought. You see, most of your examples were the creation and innovation of people who grew up prior to the IT boom. Indeed we cannot deny that creativity exists there, because were it to not exist, then how are they to survive in the rapidly changing world? There's no denial in the fact that people going out into the working world are pretty creative and can come up with some darn good ideas, but what about the children being spoonfed with everything now? I guess that's the question.
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